[rossconi]

Hi everybody, I'm a long time member of this forum but very rarely make comment. I'm just hapy to scan the messages and absorb the info. I built this up in March but have only got around to taking a picture now. Apologies for the poor quality, my digi cam is broken so I made do with a normal camera.
Here are the spec:

Bottom Bracket: FSA Ultimax steel 107mm
Brake Levers: Avid SD5
Rear Brake: Avid SD5 with XTR cartridge pad
Front Brake: "" "" "" ""
Cables: XTR
Cassete: XT 11-32
Chain Gaurd: Electrical Tape
Chain: Sram PC59 (4 links gone)
Crank arms: Tune Big Foot 172.5mm
Crank bolts: LX
Outer Ring: Blackspire 44t
Middle Ring: LX 32t
Ring Bolts: BBB alu
Der Front: Deore
Der Rear: Ultegra short cage
Fork: Pace RC31 cut
Frame: Salsa Scandium 18"
Grips: Cork bar tape
Handlebar: Ritchey WCS 22"
Headset: FSA Orbit
Pedals: Wellgo Mag-Ti / VP10. (Broke the right hand Wellgo!)
Quick Release: Extralite Aliens
Seat Binder: Salsa Lip Lock
Seat: Stripped SLR
Seatpost: Tune
Seatpost: Tune Starckes Stuck 350mm cut to 300mm
Shifters: LX without indicators
Font Tire: IRC Notos 1.7"
Rear Tire: Schwble Black Fire 1.7"
Front Wheelset: Heylight Superleicht, Sun UFO, DT Rev, Alu nips
Rear Wheelset: Tune Mag 200, Sun UFO, DT Rev, Alu nips

I weighed some of the components on the scale but did not include them in the listings as I thought it would be better to have complete weights. Now that the bike is built up I don't know when I'll get a chance to weigh each component. I have no way of hanging the bike up to get the weight. I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of 18lbs, what do you think?

 

[frank n. beans]

Where do you draw the line between MTB and cyclocross? Rigid fork, 1.7" tires...

 

[TheRedMantra]

Where do you draw the line between MTB and cyclocross? Rigid fork, 1.7" tires...

Since when is a rigid fork not MTB!?

 

[Trevor!]

Where do you draw the line between MTB and cyclocross? Rigid fork, 1.7" tires...

Cyclocross really doesn't compare to the above bike.

 

[carbnjunkie]

seriously

this is way different then a cyclocross...but still very cool, go weigh that baby!

 

[Big Bad Wolf]

Nice bike. How do you like the fork? I have one on one of my bikes and it is rather comfy for a stiffee , as long as you don't overdo on the distance.
Can you get us a bigger piccie or some detailed shots ?

 

[stoked]

Since when is a rigid fork not MTB!?

Since they came out with suspension for MTB.

 

[rossconi]

I am pretty suprised on how well the fork actually handles. I thought I would be in for a bone shaking ride but there is some amount of vertical give evident. This combined with point and shoot rigidity makes me happy I switched from my sid. I have had a good few races with it in the season so far and can honestly say that I favour the improved steering action over the few mm's of travel. have some other detailed shots of the wheels and frame, I'll try and upload them tomorrow.

 

[rossconi]

I am pretty suprised on how well the fork actually handles. I thought I would be in for a bone shaking ride but there is some amount of vertical give evident. This combined with point and shoot rigidity makes me happy I switched from my sid. I have had a good few races with it in the season so far and can honestly say that I favour the improved steering action over the few mm's of travel. have some other detailed shots of the wheels and frame, I'll try and upload them tomorrow.

A few more pics. Sorry about the quality!!

 

[Drevil]

Oh dang...

Since they came out with suspension for MTB.

...nobody told me I was riding cyclocross for the last three years!

BTW, I like this fork 10.452 times better than my '02 SID and 4.3333 times better than my '03 Fox F80 RLT.

 

[Big Bad Wolf]

What make of titanium frame is that?
I'm glad you liked the Fox better than the SID

 

[Drevil]

What make of titanium frame is that?
I'm glad you liked the Fox better than the SID

It's a Matt Chester Utilitiman, which I received in April '02.

 

[DaFireMedic]

How is that Ultegra short cage rear derailleur working with that 11-32 cassette. Will it shift to all the cogs?

 

[rossconi]

How is that Ultegra short cage rear derailleur working with that 11-32 cassette. Will it shift to all the cogs?

Yep, it works out just fine. I originally thought it couldn't possibly work, guess I was wrong. There is no noticable differeance from using this mech compared to a long cage xtr.